Today, the temperature has risen, and Weicheng, which has been cloudy for several days, finally welcomes the sun.
Tao You carefully folded the transcripts and papers for the mid-term exam and put them in the textbook. Then he put them back in his schoolbag. He declined Hong Xiqi's invitation to dinner and walked straight out of the school gate to the bus stop. There were even people calling him three times on the way. When asked for directions, she answered patiently over and over again without any sign of boredom. After entering the community, she looked at the red sun that was gradually setting in the west. Her mood was inexplicably high, and she rarely jumped all the way home.
"So happy?" Tao's father was on vacation today and had prepared the dishes early. He was currently bending over to mop the floor. When he heard Tao You coming in humming a song, he asked with a smile.
The corners of Tao You's mouth that were already raised intensified now. She threw her schoolbag onto the sofa, took off her coat, and went straight to the refrigerator to get a mung bean popsicle to eat.
Dad Tao was still waiting for Tao You's answer. He happened to be tired of cleaning up. He stood up straight with a mop, stretched his sore and stiff waist a few times, sat on the sofa, opened a pack of melon seeds, and started eating.
"It's almost winter, why are you still eating, not afraid of stomach pain?! I'll regret it when I have diarrhea." Tao's father curled his lips and looked at the cold popsicle in Tao You's hand. He obviously didn't eat it himself, but his teeth couldn't bear it. He shuddered and said, "Your mother will scold you again when she comes back later."
"I'm happy. What will happen if I eat one occasionally?" Tao You was in high spirits at this time. He didn't care about so much. He seemed to have thought of something, took a bite of the popsicle, and laughed to himself.
Father Tao rarely saw his daughter smile like this. He turned sideways and looked at Tao You in front of him in astonishment, looking her up and down, as if to determine whether this was his biological daughter: "What's wrong with you? Inexplicably, have you become a fool?"
"No!" Tao You raised her eyebrows, picked up her schoolbag, opened it, and zipped it halfway. She stopped again, closed the schoolbag, put it on the ground, and said mysteriously, "We'll talk about it when mom comes back."
Tao's father was stretching his neck curiously, his eyes following Tao You's movements to pull up his schoolbag. When he saw Tao You pulling up his schoolbag again, he looked away in dismay, looked at the clock on the wall, and leaned on the sofa. He put his hands on the armrests of the sofa, stretched his feet forward, crossed each other, and trembled slightly. This angle perfectly exposed his double chin: "Your mother is working overtime today and will get home very late. Xiaoyou, You see, whatever you do, your father always supports you, right?" Seeing Tao You change his mind, he started to play the sympathy card.
Tao You chewed the popsicle in her mouth. After just a few mouthfuls, the popsicle was almost at its bottom. She rolled her eyes, thought for a few seconds, and nodded, wondering what Dad Tao meant.
"Then if you have anything to be happy about, you can't tell me first. I'm going to be happy first. It won't be too late to tell your mother when she comes back later." Tao's father spread his hands and said.
Tao You bit off the last bit of the popsicle, remained silent for a few seconds, and then shook his head resolutely: "No, this is a big deal. I'll tell you now. You turn around and tell your mother. I have to tell her myself about this." ." After saying that, she raised her hand, aimed her eyes, and threw the popsicle stick into the trash can not far away. Once hit, she raised her head slightly, snapped her fingers, and entered the room with her schoolbag.
Tao's father stared, and his heart broke after hearing Tao You's words. He shouted behind her: "Tao You, do you just don't trust your father so much? I don't have such a big mouth!" After saying that, he couldn't help but I started to reflect on myself: It seems that what my daughter said is right. If it really is a big deal, it is better to wait until Shujiang comes back to discuss it together. If I know in advance, I can only worry about it for a few hours, and Or she could make up some things in her head, which is not as good as not knowing, but she was so happy, it shouldn't be a bad thing, why couldn't she tell him first, his curiosity aroused, just give it to him Halfway through, he wondered why in Tao You's mind, he was just a big-mouthed person with no dignity at all. It was time to change his image.
After thinking about it, Tao's father finished packing the mop. When he saw that it was almost time, he went to the kitchen to cook.
At nearly ten o'clock in the evening, Tao's mother dragged her tired body back home, with a look of tiredness on her face. She turned on the headlight, rubbed her temples, closed her eyes, and leaned on the sofa to rest.
Tao You heard the noise outside and turned on her phone to check the time. It had been almost half a year since her mother had been transferred from work, so why was she still so busy? She put down her pen, took out the transcript and test paper from the book, unfolded them, smoothed out the wrinkles, and then left the room.
"Mom." Tao You walked to the sofa
He poured a glass of warm water for Tao's mother and placed it in front of her.
Tao's mother heard the sound, opened her eyes, and her voice was a little hoarse: "It's getting late, hurry up and go to bed, don't stay up late, you have been sleeping so late some time ago, can you look at the dark circles under your eyes, and your complexion is not good ”
Tao's father also came out of the study at this moment, looking at Tao's mother with some distress, and took the initiative to walk behind her and help her massage and relax.
Tao You nodded in agreement and handed the prepared report card to Tao's mother. She said in a proud voice: "Mom, the midterm exam results are out. Class 13, grade 9." The ranking in grade is the best she has ever done. , "Teacher Wen was in class this afternoon and he specially praised me. Isn't that awesome?"
Tao's mother took the report card and looked at it carefully. Tao's father also leaned his head over. After a while, the two of them looked happy. The tiredness on Tao's face was also wiped away. Some of them couldn't believe their eyes. , pointing to the report card and asked: "Here, your teacher won't give wrong marks, right?"
Tao's father disagreed with Tao's mother's words: "Hey, why do you say that? How can you correct wrong scores in this kind of exam? This can only show that our daughter has been holding back her energy to strive for success, and now she burst out, you Why don't you believe it yet?" He looked at the report card and smiled so much that there were a few more wrinkles on his face. His daughter was so proud of them.
Tao's mother glanced back at Tao's father and said, "Isn't this because she rose in the rankings too quickly? I'm just suspicious."
Tao's father didn't care about Tao's mother and nodded in agreement.
Tao You had long expected that her parents would be overjoyed when they saw the results. To be honest, she didn't expect that she would do so well in the exam. The moment she got the report card, she checked the name on it several times. and grades, and specifically asked Song Yimian to pinch her arm, for fear that she was dreaming.
"I told you last time, I can do it, I don't need cram school." Tao You said confidently.
Tao's mother's eyes were still on the paper, and she pointed at Tao You. She was obviously smiling, but her words contained a warning: "Tao You, success once does not mean that you will always be successful in the future. Just because you can keep up now does not mean that You can keep up in the future. In the second and third years of high school, there are many people who fall behind in their homework. You must not take it lightly. Don’t raise your tail too high. You can put down the cram school thing for the time being, but..."
Before Tao's mother could finish speaking, Tao You cut off her voice and said, "I know, I know, I have said it so many times that my ears can hear it." She protected herself with her report card. , began to speak boldly.
Tao's father echoed: "Xiaoyou, what your mother said makes sense. This is just the beginning. It's not certain who will laugh in the end. Don't let your nerves loosen. You should also pay attention while studying hard. Don't let your body collapse from exhaustion. Your body is your capital." After saying that, he gave Tao You a thumbs up to express his approval for her, "But your results this time are really good, good job. Yes, you say so." Tao's father pushed Tao's mother.
Tao You also looked at Tao's mother expectantly.
Tao's mother moved forward to avoid Tao's father's hand, frowned slightly and said, "What are you pushing?" "After saying that, she looked at Tao You, then looked down at the transcript with black characters on a white background in her hand, her voice returned to a calm tone, "The results are good, but they can be better. "
Tao You didn't hear the answer he wanted, the fire in his eyes extinguished, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart.
"It's getting late, hurry up and get ready for bed." Tao's mother put the papers on the coffee table, drank the water in the cup, got up and went to the bedroom, "I'm going to bed too, I've been tired all day." She moved her neck as she walked , Tao’s father glanced at Tao You and followed Tao’s mother. Junqu Pavilion
Tao You was sitting alone in the living room, lost in thought, her eyes were blurred, and she didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, the sound of horns outside the window brought her thoughts back. Tao You blinked her sore eyes, wiped away the physiological tears, and took a After getting her report card, she returned to the bedroom and found that Song Yimian and others were sending messages to her in the group to congratulate her. Even they knew how hard-earned her achievements were and rushed to congratulate her. Why couldn't her mother.
"Youzai, with your results this time, if you work harder, it's very possible for you to pass the Yanda entrance examination." "Song Yimian sent her a message an hour ago.
Tao You replied slowly: "You are just a freshman in high school and you have learned so little. How can you compare with the college entrance examination? It's up to you." "The tone was very sad. After replying to the message, she turned off the Internet and looked at herself reflected in the light on the glass window.
, sighed, turned off the light and climbed into bed.
In the master bedroom, Tao's mother was sitting on the bed holding the facial mask and looking at her mobile phone. Tao's father finished dealing with work matters, turned off the lights outside, returned to the bedroom, sat on the edge of the bed, and stared at Tao's mother.
Tao's mother noticed Father Tao's gaze, threw a pillow on him, stroked the mask on his face, frowned, and opened her mouth slightly: "Look at me like that, tell me if you have anything to say!"
Dad Tao clicked his tongue again, with doubts in his tone and affirmation, "You are obviously very satisfied with Xiaoyou's results. Why can't you say a word of encouragement? How many times have I told you? , what Xiaoyou needs is encouraging education, upward education. If you say something encouraging to her, it won’t lose a piece of meat, but after listening to it, she will be motivated for a long time. "
Tao's mother impatiently took off the mask on her face and put down her mobile phone: "You can say it! Good people let you do it, right? Didn't you just see that in just one exam, her tail was raised to the sky? Now, if I continue to encourage that person who is so ambitious, she won’t know where she is.”
"It's not that serious." Tao's father disagreed and wanted to refute.
Tao's mother stood up and went to the bathroom to wash her face: "Okay, okay, go to sleep quickly, what do you know?"
Father Tao looked at Mother Tao's back, climbed onto the bed, and looked at Mother Tao's cell phone that was still on. It showed admission lines for various universities in previous years. He also saw an open notebook on Mother Tao's bedside table. and a pen, which carefully recorded Tao You's achievements and predictions for the future. Next to it were written the names of several universities, especially Yanda. Tao's mother circled them many times with a pen. It was especially obvious in the name. He knew that Tao's mother was just being tough and had already started planning for Tao You in private. He sighed and turned around to lie down.
Tao's mother washed her face slowly and looked at herself in the mirror. She was annoyed: she had told herself a long time ago that she needed to change her education methods. She knew that Tao You was suitable for encouraging education, but she had been doing this for so many years and suddenly she was asked to say She was still a little unaccustomed to those words. The words she had compiled came out of her throat again, and they changed their taste when she spoke them. She was silent for a while, wiped her face and returned to the room. She still needed some time to change.
